Christina Bennett

Contact Information

Education

Research Interests

Graduate pedagogy

Intersection of public health and law

Medicaid (Tennessee and Oklahoma)

About

Professor Bennett graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where she competed regularly in moot court competitions and received several recognitions for her dedication to public service. During her third year of law school, Bennett also represented victims of domestic violence and police brutality in the Civil Justice Clinic. After graduation, Bennett clerked for two years with Judge R. W. Wedemeyer on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. She then joined a small firm in Nashville, Tennessee, where she managed the bankruptcy and debt-related practice. After practicing, Bennett joined Vanderbilt University Law School Professor Roger Conner to form Common Ground Cases, a public policy-based special project of Search for Common Ground. As the Research Director of Common Ground Cases, she developed a digital archive of documents related to TennCare (Tennessee's Medicaid program). Bennett is currently an Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Masters of Health Administration program at the College of Public Health.

Bennett is licensed to practice law in Ohio and Tennessee, and she has been admitted to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. She is also a past member of the Harry Phillips Inns of Court.

Are you part of the problem? Teaching implicit gender bias.
Invited to present at the annual meeting of Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), Long Beach, California.
(2017, June)

Access to Governmental Lawyers in the New Administration.
American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on Teaching Methods. Invited to lead national conference call discussion for members of American Association of Law Schools. Audio recording available at Http://aals.org.
(2017, April)

Everything and the kitchen sink: Using multiple modalities to assess student mastery.
Member of discussion group Student Assessment: Tips and Tricks from the Trenches. Invited to present and participate in discussion at the annual meeting of AALS, San Francisco, CA.
(2017, January)

Upping the ante: Incorporating higher level teaching and assessment methods.
Invited to present poster at the annual meeting of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), Kansas City, MO.
(2016, June)

Creating a practitioner-based and practitioner-evaluated project.
Invited to lead an interactive 60-minute presentation at the annual Institute for Law Teaching and Learning conference at Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS.
(2016, June)

Learning, simulating, and experiencing in the realm of public health law.
Invited to lead a World Café format presentation at the Jay Healey Teaching Plenary Session within the annual Health Law Professors conference hosted by ASLME, Boston, MA.
(2016, June)

Achieving program alignment using PDSA rapid improvement cycles.
Invited to present poster at the annual meeting of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Arlington, VA.
(2016, March)

Access denied – The status of reproductive health in Oklahoma.
Invited to present as Breakout Session Leader at the annual Bridges to Access conference, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Community Health Alliance, Oklahoma City, OK.
(2016, February)

Mastering the dark arts – teaching professionalism and communication skills at a graduate level.
Invited to present poster at the annual University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Education Day, sponsored by the Academy of Teaching Scholars, Oklahoma City, OK.
(2015, September)

Moving towards inter-professional education – creating an experiential course with law and public health students.
Invited to present poster at the annual University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Education Day, sponsored by the Academy of Teaching Scholars, Oklahoma City, OK.
(2015, September)

Developing a case study series for integrating didactic and practice-based competencies into public health curriculum.
Presentation to be made by D.T. Boatright, co-chair of the Public Health Practice Section, at the ASPPH Public Health Practice Section Retreat, Park City, Utah.
(2015, June)

Creating an inter-professional and experiential course with law and public health students.
Invited to present poster at the annual meeting of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), Miami, FL.
(2015, June)

Understanding why managed care “failed” for SoonerCare and the policy implications of it for Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma.
Poster and oral presentation at the Faculty Leadership Program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
(2015, June)

Exiting the Silo: the JD-MPH dual degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Arlington, VA.
(2015, March)

Creating an inter-professional and experiential course with law and public health students.
Invited to present poster at the annual meeting of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Arlington, VA.
(2015, March)

Contraception, Corporations, and Courts: Understanding the Hobby Lobby Case.
Presentation jointly sponsored by University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Public Health Interest Group, Medical Students for Choice, and Obstetrics/Gynecology Interest Group; College of Public Health Student Association; American College of Healthcare Executives Student Affiliate at the College of Public Health; and the College of Law Organization for the Advancement of Women Lawyers. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(2014, October)

Professional Service

Local/Regional

Grant Review Chair, Komen for the Cure, Central and Western Oklahoma, 2016-2017